Strategies to Keep Staff and Patients Safe as ER Volume Recoups ER volume is down in many hospitals across the country, leaving experts concerned that emergent patients aren’t getting the care they need. Here are strategies to help your staff and patients feel safe as they return to the ER.
How psychiatric patients impact your emergency department revenue. America is calling for greater mental health coverage – and we’re seeing a lot of that treatment playing out in the emergency department. Patients with mental health conditions are more likely to seek treatment in the ED than physically ill patients, and they spend more time in …
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Facing the shortage of mental health professionals. Growing demand for mental health care plus a slow supply of new Psychiatrists equals the perfect storm for America’s mental health care crisis. Over half of practicing Psychiatrists are nearing retirement age and fewer medical students are interested in pursuing Psychiatry. JAMA reports that fewer students are interested in …
Why physician burnout is a problem and what you can do to prevent it. It’s a busy evening in the emergency department of the hospital where you recruit. The waiting area is quickly filling up with patients – a man complaining of neck pain after a car wreck, a little boy clutching his side and …
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Why the ER is being affected. In 1850, America was in a movement to provide more humane care of mentally ill patients by treating them in hospitals. At that time, there were about 14 beds per 100,000 population. In 2010, the supply was 14.1 beds per 100,000 population. We are in a crisis of 19th …
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